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w. richard ravitch joins us. a former lieutenant governor of new york, he co-chaired the task force issuing today's report with former fed chairman paul volcker. also with us is susan urahn, managing director of the pew center on the states. >> dirk ravitch what jumps out is the situation is much worse than thought, much worse than states are willing to admit and worse than anybody seems to have a grasp on what to do. am i overstating these problems? >> no, you're not. and it's a function arising from things. one, there are basic expenditures like medicaid and retirement expenditures which are growing at a faster rate in state and local revenues. number two, states for a long long time had been using gimmicky to balance their budget and weren't call to account by that. wall street's been willing to aid and abet that process and out of perfectly valid and wonderful motives, people have made a lot of commitments but we've been unwilling to provide the revenues to match the commitments that
w. richard ravitch joins us. a former lieutenant governor of new york, he co-chaired the task force issuing today's report with former fed chairman paul volcker. also with us is susan urahn, managing director of the pew center on the states. >> dirk ravitch what jumps out is the situation is much worse than thought, much worse than states are willing to admit and worse than anybody seems to have a grasp on what to do. am i overstating these problems? >> no, you're not. and it's a...
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talkinto voters there i found what you wld thinkf as the in voters, voters who voted for george w. bush during the 2000 and voted for obama in 2008, some high income voters who didn't like what obama was saying about the $250,000 expending the bush tax cuts. i found voters who are saying i think i might go for mitt romney this year after voting for obama four years ago. the reason i wanted to talk to hispanic voters is because what's interesting and happening in the polls in colorado is as mitt romney is gaining among independentents you see obama widening his lead on latino voters. this is on the votes in black month about limiting deportation for young people. i wanted to go see if that has sort of ignited enthusiasm on hispanic voters and i was surprised to see not at all. i found voters who voted for the first time in 2008, really exspite to be a part of history and has been absolutely deflated and unexcited about what obama has done. when you talk to hispanic voters in colorado immigration is not the first thing that comes up at least in my conversations, it was the economy. a
talkinto voters there i found what you wld thinkf as the in voters, voters who voted for george w. bush during the 2000 and voted for obama in 2008, some high income voters who didn't like what obama was saying about the $250,000 expending the bush tax cuts. i found voters who are saying i think i might go for mitt romney this year after voting for obama four years ago. the reason i wanted to talk to hispanic voters is because what's interesting and happening in the polls in colorado is as mitt...
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george w. bush is drinking again. [ ♪ circus ♪ ] >> why did you do that? >> because it was hot! bath salts making somebody hot and crazy again. >> stephanie: did you see george w. bush did an interview. he has that same vocabulary recall. he said eight years was awesome and i was famous and i was powerful. >> i'm interested in politics. he said that. he actually said i'm interested in politics. really? should have paid more attention to it while you were running the country. >> stephanie: new chapter in his life. one that is awesome. >> i would know about chapters if i ever read books. >> stephanie: he said my time as president is over. did i what i did. striving for a legacy is a complete waste of time. a legacy will emerge with recent times. >> stephanie: the legacy thus far, worst president ever! >> mitt romney meeting with everybody from the bush administration to get tips on how to run things. >> stephanie: dick cheney was huddling with republicans on capitol hill yesterday to talk about defense across-the-board cuts to defense spending are unacceptable because we're still
george w. bush is drinking again. [ ♪ circus ♪ ] >> why did you do that? >> because it was hot! bath salts making somebody hot and crazy again. >> stephanie: did you see george w. bush did an interview. he has that same vocabulary recall. he said eight years was awesome and i was famous and i was powerful. >> i'm interested in politics. he said that. he actually said i'm interested in politics. really? should have paid more attention to it while you were running the...
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host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job growth, the policies of the democratic majority with the new speaker, at that time nancy pelosi, if you look there was a big difference in the first six years and the last two years of the bush administration. it is a democratic congress that simply cannot control itself on spending and increasing taxes. host: yet the house and senate were in republican hands when the war in iraq and afghanistan took place pick was a mistake by -- took place. was it a mistake by -- to not pay for it by raising taxes? guest: no. it is common sense. if small businesses and private sector have money, they can hire people. host: your expenditures on military operations and medicare part b -- but guest: of all things, that program came under budget, as -- and it was not anticipated. we know that if you cut taxes, revenue goes to local governme
host: chris in alabama says george w. bush had a one. $5 -- a $1.5 trillion surplus. guest: he also had a problem with a democratic congress beginning in 2007, the last two years of his administration. what had been positive with economic growth, job growth, the policies of the democratic majority with the new speaker, at that time nancy pelosi, if you look there was a big difference in the first six years and the last two years of the bush administration. it is a democratic congress that...
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former president george w. bush said he had a good time but is never coming back. what he thinks he can do for mitt romney. >>> good morning from washington, d.c. it's wednesday, july 18th, 2012. this is the daily rundown. i'm luke russert, filling in for mr. chuck todd. let's get right to the first reads of the morning. mitt romney is aggressively trying to shift the spotlight off his bane background and unreleased tax returns, escalating a counter attack on the president, out with a new ad, continuing the line of attack of croneyism. >> where did all the obama stimulus money go, friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups. >> romney slammed the president, suggesting that entrepreneurs owe their success partly to government investments in education and infrastructure or as the president awkwardly put it, if you got a business, you didn't build that. >> to say that steve jobs didn't build apple, that henry ford
former president george w. bush said he had a good time but is never coming back. what he thinks he can do for mitt romney. >>> good morning from washington, d.c. it's wednesday, july 18th, 2012. this is the daily rundown. i'm luke russert, filling in for mr. chuck todd. let's get right to the first reads of the morning. mitt romney is aggressively trying to shift the spotlight off his bane background and unreleased tax returns, escalating a counter attack on the president, out with a...
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go back to '04, john kerry carried it bary when george w. bush was carrying it in 2000. one other key place to watch look at '08, there are many swing counties but look at this blue. cincinnati. president obama carried hamilton county. for republicans to win statewide in a close election, watch that county down there. i'll give you a highlight for it. for republicans to win in a close statewide election, they need cincinnati. that's president bush in '04. that's president bush in 2000. even in '96 bob dole won down there. you're going to see a lot of the romney campaign in the cincinnati area. they know how important it is. >> when you point out in the beginning as you accurately do, no republican has won the white house in modern times without carrying ohio. let me ask you this question, i guess it's three retically possible, but is it likely that romney could win the race for the white house even without ohio? >> that is what i'll call the big yeah, but, question in american politics. can he? yes, can he realistically? most likely no. let me show you why. map as we see
go back to '04, john kerry carried it bary when george w. bush was carrying it in 2000. one other key place to watch look at '08, there are many swing counties but look at this blue. cincinnati. president obama carried hamilton county. for republicans to win statewide in a close election, watch that county down there. i'll give you a highlight for it. for republicans to win in a close statewide election, they need cincinnati. that's president bush in '04. that's president bush in 2000. even in...
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i know it's a source of great pride to president george w. bush, the leadership he provided, the support he gave, and the pride i think he takes in pepfar. we salute him for that. president obama has continued that work. we're doubling the support for global health initiatives and doubling our investment in the global fund. these commitments and more have helped families in the united states and the vill as of africa and communities worldwide for these actions -- worldwide. these actions have saved lives and there's much more to do. with the international aids conference coming to washington, d.c., we have an opportunity to recommit ourselves to the cause of a world without hiv-aids. that is the challenge that is the goal. we can turn the tide together. after 20 years in congress nothing surprises me much anymore but one thing that does is that after all this time we don't have a cure, but we're hopeful. with the aids conference, when it opens its doors next week, we must stand united in our pledge to discover a cure and raise up an aids free
i know it's a source of great pride to president george w. bush, the leadership he provided, the support he gave, and the pride i think he takes in pepfar. we salute him for that. president obama has continued that work. we're doubling the support for global health initiatives and doubling our investment in the global fund. these commitments and more have helped families in the united states and the vill as of africa and communities worldwide for these actions -- worldwide. these actions have...
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he's out promoting a new book right now that is put out by the george w. bush called the four percent solution . he sat down with peter robinson in the hoover institute and asked questions about mitt romney. gwb is out of the spotlight but said this about mitt. >> either you are in and out of the politics and i am chosegen to be out of them. given the nvironment with all of the blogs and this and that and the otherings. i told -- it is pretty unattractive. i crawled out out of the wamp and i am not crawling back n i am interested in politics and i am a supporter of mitt romney and i hope he does well. but he can do well without me. >> steve: since he was promoting the book, they no longer have book stands. he's all about the ipad. former president is a big fan of the ipad. >> gretchen: talk a bit about how the high ranking democrats feel about the president's comments. and the influence of government. what was like mayor corey booker. he came out and said stop the attacks on private equity and he was pretty much hut down. other high-ranking democrats. one
he's out promoting a new book right now that is put out by the george w. bush called the four percent solution . he sat down with peter robinson in the hoover institute and asked questions about mitt romney. gwb is out of the spotlight but said this about mitt. >> either you are in and out of the politics and i am chosegen to be out of them. given the nvironment with all of the blogs and this and that and the otherings. i told -- it is pretty unattractive. i crawled out out of the wamp...
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former president george w. bush is making it perfectly clear he has no interest in joining the public discourse. in a recent interview with the hoover institution, bush talked about his role as a former president and why he is staying out of the public eye. >> i think it's bad for the presidency to have former presidents bloviating, opining or telling people how it ought to be done. eight years was awesome and i was famous and i was powerful and -- but i have -- i have no desire for fame and power anymore. i -- i don't want to undermine our president whoever is president, and a former president can do that. i think it's bad for the presidency itself. either you're in or out of politics and i've chosen to be out. you can't be halfway. given the environment with the blogs and this that and the other. i told -- pretty unattractive metaphor, i crawled out of the swamp. i'm not crawling back in. and, you know, i'm interested in politics. i'm a supporter of mitt romney. i hope he does well. but, you know, he can do w
former president george w. bush is making it perfectly clear he has no interest in joining the public discourse. in a recent interview with the hoover institution, bush talked about his role as a former president and why he is staying out of the public eye. >> i think it's bad for the presidency to have former presidents bloviating, opining or telling people how it ought to be done. eight years was awesome and i was famous and i was powerful and -- but i have -- i have no desire for fame...